George Johnson blocked the most shots in a game in 1977-78, with 12 blocks against the New Orleans Jazz on March 21, 1978.
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most blocks by a player in a regular-season game in 1978| NAME | BLK | DATE | TM | OPP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | OREB | DREB | TOV | PF | +/- | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | G. Johnson | 12 | 3/21/1978 | @ | 37 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 60.4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 2 |  | E. Hayes | 11 | 3/3/1978 | @ | 47 | 22 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 40.0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 48.6 | 5 | 22 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 |  | A. Gilmore | 11 | 12/20/1977 | vs | 41 | 35 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 23 | 65.2 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 67.1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | ||||||
| 4 |  | J. Meriweather | 10 | 10/28/1977 | vs | 34 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 | 64.4 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
| 5 | | G. Johnson | 10 | 10/26/1977 | vs | 35 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 47.8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 |  | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 9 | 3/29/1978 | @ | 48 | 34 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 51.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 53.7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 7 | | G. Johnson | 9 | 3/17/1978 | vs | 44 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 46.1 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
| 8 |  | B. Paultz | 9 | 12/16/1977 | @ | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 64.4 | 3 | 6 | ||||||||
| 9 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 8 | 3/22/1978 | @ | 41 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 72.2 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 75.1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| 10 | | G. Johnson | 8 | 3/1/1978 | vs | 32 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 0 | 0 | 30.8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  | R. Parish | 8 | 2/22/1978 | @ | 36 | 25 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 | 54.7 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 5 | ||||||
| 12 | | G. Johnson | 8 | 1/31/1978 | @ | 35 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 40.2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||||
| 13 |  | B. Jones | 8 | 1/17/1978 | vs | 41 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 0 | 41.7 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 14 | | G. Johnson | 8 | 12/29/1977 | vs | 40 | 21 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | 59.1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 15 | | G. Johnson | 8 | 11/27/1977 | @ | 35 | 11 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 79.9 | 1 | 14 | 5 | ||||||||
| 16 | | G. Johnson | 8 | 11/2/1977 | vs | 44 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 40.0 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | |||||||
| 17 |  | B. Walton | 8 | 10/25/1977 | vs | 34 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 46.7 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 50.4 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | ||||||
| 18 | | G. Johnson | 7 | 3/26/1978 | @ | 38 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 48.0 | 4 | |||||||||
| 19 | | B. Walton | 7 | 2/15/1978 | vs | 30 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 58.3 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 61.5 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
| 20 | | K. Abdul-Jabbar | 7 | 1/11/1978 | @ | 39 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 15 | 66.7 | 8 | 10 | 80.0 | 72.2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | ||||||
| 21 |  | G. Gervin | 7 | 12/27/1977 | vs | 39 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 50.0 | 7 | 7 | 100.0 | 59.3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 22 |  | T. Rollins | 7 | 12/23/1977 | @ | 23 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 62.5 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 23 | | J. Meriweather | 7 | 12/3/1977 | @ | 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 55.1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 24 | | T. Rollins | 7 | 11/25/1977 | vs | 31 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 25 | | G. Johnson | 7 | 11/20/1977 | vs | 24 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 55.6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
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